What is Snape Maltings?
Q: What is Snape Maltings?
A: Snape Maltings is a group of buildings including a famous concert hall in the village of Snape, Suffolk.
Q: Who started the music school for young people?
A: The composer Benjamin Britten and singer Peter Pears started the music school for young people.
Q: What was the original purpose of the buildings on the site?
A: The buildings on the site were originally built to make barley and beer.
Q: When did the Maltings close?
A: The Maltings closed during the 1960s.
Q: When was the concert hall opened?
A: The concert hall was opened in 1967, burnt down in 1969, and rebuilt in 1970.
Q: What is Holst Library named after?
A: The Holst Library is named after Imogen Holst, who was a close friend of Benjamin Britten and an artistic director of Aldeburgh Festival from 1956 to 1977.
Q: What kind of concerts take place at Snape Maltings? A: Aldeburgh Music have concerts in June, and in August there are Snape Proms which are concerts where some audience can buy cheap tickets and sit on rugs at the front.
